Celtics star Jaylen Brown said that Thibodeau explained “some of the things that he saw that helped [the Knicks] beat us” in the conference semifinals last season.

New ideas and promises of a transformation always sound great in the preseason. The hope of what they can bring is in full abundance. 

If Robinson can play… why isn’t he? What is the load that is being managed before playing a single regular-season game?